III. The Mosaic Period: Joseph to Joshua(Gen 50) Death of Joseph – (Deut 34) Death of Moses

1804BC

Death of Joseph during reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenemhet III, 1841-1797 Genesis 50:22-26

A gap of 300 years gap between the end of Genesis and Exodus. Genesis 50:22-Exodus 1:22

Amenemhet 1V

1792-1782BC

Hammurabi Babylon

1792-1750BC

Queen Sebek-neture-re

1782-1778BC

Hyksos invasion of Egypt

1730BC

Hyksos kings at Aravis (Zoan)

1730-1570BC

HYKSOS KINGS

1730-1570BC

Israelites enjoyed prosperity for 75 years after death of Joseph

c1730-1570BC

Oppression in Egypt: Hyksos Dynasty Exodus 1:8-12

*Israelites were oppressed for 3 recorded reasons: (1) The new Hyksos ruler “knew not Joseph” – he did not have historical knowledge of Joseph, nor did he have reasons to respect it if he had; (2) Israelites were “more and mightier” than the Hyksos; (3) A military alliance with the former Egyptian regime was seen as a possible trouble area.

Moses parents hid him for three months and when no longer possible, laid him in a basket of bulrushes where the daughter of Thutmose 1 found him. The daughter was the only living child of Thutmose 1 and his official wife, Ahmose. Hatsheput later exerted great power and even ruled all of Egypt from

Miriam the older sister of Moses who kept a sisterly eye on him while he was in his boat. Exodus 2:1-10

Moses married Jethros daughter : Zipporah. Moses’, area of work seems to have been near the Gulf of Aqaba and Mt. Sinai, the very region which he would lead Israel. No doubt geographical information would prove invaluable.

Death of Thutmose III

1450BC

Amenhotep II, the Pharaoh of the Exodus

1450-1423BC

Birth of Gersham by Zipporah and Moses

1446BC

Moses’ youngest son born

1445BC

Third 40 years:- Exodus 7:8 to the end of the book of Deuteronomy 34:12 4:18-7:13

1445BC

Moses returns to Egypt Exodus 4:18-7:13

1445BC

Moses appears before the Pharaoh of the Exodus, Amenhotep 11 . Upon the request of a leave of three days, Amenhotep took away the straw from bricks forcing a great deal of hardship. Exodus 5:1-21

Probable length of plagues is 6 months, October – March. Following are suggestive reasons: 1st plague, the Nile to Blood, is suggested at its flood stage which is Sept to October and 7 days following was the second plague, Frogs; (2) 10th plague, Death of Firstborn, was noted as Mid Nisan Mar/Apr.

The Passover was instituted on the 14th of April in the evening. The month of April was commanded by God to be ”the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you”. Exodus 12: 2.